Chapter 47 Suggestions

"Colonel, can I make a suggestion?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Of course!" Colonel Slaine took a sip of coffee.

"Why don't we go to Mezhili after dark to join the main force?" Qin Chuan asked.

Qin Chuan's suggestion certainly makes sense. There is no hope in staying in Tengetel. After dark, the German army can break out to find the main force without worrying about the bombing of the British air force.

Colonel Slaine shook his head: "It's not just you who made this suggestion, Sergeant, in fact, I think so too. But..."

Having said this, Slaine didn't say anything more.

Qin Chuan knew what the "but" meant... Rommel didn't agree to do this.

Perhaps it can be said that only when the first regiment really suffered heavy losses and was unable to stay in Tengetel, Rommel would agree to the first regiment joining the main force.

So this fell into a paradox: the first regiment could not leave Tengetel without suffering heavy losses, and if it did not leave Tengetel, it would inevitably suffer losses or even be wiped out.

"Do you have any other suggestions?" Colonel Slain asked.

This was almost an order to leave, but Slain added: "Anytime, if you have any suggestions or ideas, you can talk to Lucas..."

Colonel Slain nodded to the officer who brought Qin Chuan here, and the officer stepped forward and introduced himself: "My name is Lucas, the colonel's adjutant!"

"It's an honor to meet you, sir!" Qin Chuan stood up and saluted.

Colonel Slain continued: "Or you can come to me directly, because I am looking forward to another suggestion to defeat the British, we really need such suggestions!"

At this time, Qin Chuan should have saluted the colonel and said goodbye, but Qin Chuan did not realize this because he was thinking about his situation in his head.

The current situation is very clear. It will undoubtedly be dangerous for the regiment to continue staying in Tengtenger.

And as the saying goes, "Under an overturned nest, there will be no eggs intact." If the regiment is about to suffer heavy losses or be wiped out, Qin Chuan, as a member of the regiment, will naturally be in danger... So Qin Chuan can't let this happen.

But what can Qin Chuan do? Rommel's order is pressing.

Objectively speaking, it is understandable that Rommel would give such an order, because he needs a unit to cut off the enemy's supply line in the rear, so that he has a chance to defeat the enemy's main force or prevent them from escaping, even if it means that this interspersed unit will be annihilated.

The problem is that Qin Chuan does not want to be sacrificed like this.

Therefore, Qin Chuan has only one choice, that is, to disobey Rommel's order.

But this is almost impossible... He is just a sergeant, and Colonel Slaine will never disobey Rommel's order.

"Sergeant, Sergeant?" Colonel Slaine called out in confusion when he saw that Qin Chuan had not moved for a long time.

"Colonel..." Qin Chuan came back to his senses.

"Did you remember something?" Colonel Slaine couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, yes, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied, "I'm thinking, maybe we don't have to defend Tengetel to the death!"

"Sergeant!" Colonel Slaine's face turned cold when he heard this: "Do you want me to disobey orders? Note that this is beyond your authority!"

"Sorry, Colonel, that's not what I meant!" Qin Chuan explained, "What I meant is... our ultimate goal is to cut off the enemy's supply lines to cooperate with the main force's attack on the enemy, which is also the purpose of General Rommel's garrisoning us in Tengetel. In fact, we know that it is foreseeable that we will not be able to achieve this goal by garrisoning in Tengetel. What if... we disobey orders and leave Tengetel, but we can achieve this goal?"

Colonel Slaine was stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed: "You mean... you have a way to cut off the British supply lines or prevent them from retreating?"

Colonel Slaine thought Qin Chuan was joking, and even thought that Qin Chuan was looking for an excuse to retreat, but seeing Qin Chuan's serious expression, he believed it a little.

"Okay, Sergeant!" Colonel Slain said, "Tell me your suggestions, I'm listening!"

"Can I use your map?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Of course!" Colonel Slain made way for Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan walked to the map and found the location of Tenger Tengger at a glance... He specializes in the history of World War II, especially German history, so he is very clear about every battle and process.

"We are here!" Qin Chuan pointed to Tenger Tengger on the map and said, "The main force of the British is in the area of ​​​​Mezhili, 64 kilometers away from us!"

Qin Chuan's opening made Colonel Slain look at him with new eyes, because this seemingly simple sentence contained information that several ordinary soldiers did not know, such as the location of the main force of the British army, and the exact distance between Mezhili and Tenger Tengger.

"How do you know this?" Colonel Slain asked with some curiosity.

"Well... part of it is what I heard, and part of it is what I guessed!" Qin Chuan replied: "If Tengtengel is the enemy's rear, then the enemy's main force has no other place except Mezhili, right?"

Colonel Slaine nodded: "Go on, Sergeant!"

"Then..." Qin Chuan said: "I boldly guess that most of the British tanks are east of Tengtengel, that is, in the Mezhili area!"

Qin Chuan looked at Colonel Slaine as he said that.

"Yes!" Colonel Slain agreed: "Our intelligence shows that they have more than 900 tanks east of Tengeter, and more than 100 tanks in Egypt, a small part of which are in Egypt. Tobrug…”

This is not a secret. Before that, the British army chased the Italian army all the way to Tripoli. The British tanks could be said to be deployed in full force... Although these tanks were broken down due to performance problems, most of them still advanced to Tripoli. Only more than a hundred vehicles remain in Egypt in Libya. This can also be seen from the fact that the British armored forces' previous attack on Tengeter came from the west.

"On the other hand!" Qin Chuan continued: "The British built Tengeter as a stronghold. For example, they store gasoline and tank parts here so that the tanks can receive fuel and maintenance in time..."

"Uh-huh!" Colonel Sline didn't object.

There is no doubt about this. The German army found a large amount of gasoline and parts in Tengeter's warehouse. They even encountered and captured tanks that were refueling in the city before.

"I speculate..." Qinchuan said: "The British not only set up one stronghold in Tengeter, they may have set up many, and these strongholds will be connected in a line leading to Tobruk Port..."

"You mean..." Colonel Slain raised his head and looked at Qin Chuan, his face full of shock.